Jean-Claude Trichet
Jean-Claude Trichet | |
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Trichet in 2011 | |
| President of the European Central Bank | |
| In office 1 November 2003 – 31 October 2011 | |
| Vice President | Lucas Papademos Vítor Constâncio |
| Preceded by | Wim Duisenberg |
| Succeeded by | Mario Draghi |
| Governor of the Bank of France | |
| In office 19 September 1993 – 1 November 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Jacques de Larosière |
| Succeeded by | Christian Noyer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jean-Claude Anne-Marie Louis Trichet 20 December 1942 |
| Spouse |
Aline Rybalka (m. 1970) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | École nationale supérieure des mines de Nancy University of Paris Sciences Po École nationale d'administration |
| Signature | |
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Jean-Claude Anne-Marie Louis Trichet (French: [ʒɑ̃klod tʁiʃɛ]; born 20 December 1942) is a French economist and senior official who was President of the European Central Bank (ECB) from 2004 to 2011. Previous to his assumption of the presidency he was Governor of the Bank of France from 1993 to 2004.
After stepping down from the ECB, Trichet has taken speaking arrangements across France and was on the board of directors of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS). He was also asked to join the Brussels-based non-doctrinal think tank Bruegel to consult on economic policy. In 2008, Trichet ranked fifth on Newsweek's list of the world's most powerful along with economic triumvirs Ben Bernanke (fourth) and Masaaki Shirakawa (sixth).